Psalm 150

Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with crashing cymbals!

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Let nothing disturb thee,

Nothing affright thee

All things are passing;

God never changes;

Patient endurance

Attaineth to all things;

Whom God possesseth

In nothing is wanting.

Alone God sufficeth.



Saint Theresa

RIP Scott

Loving God,
I'm coming to you thinking of Suzanne in the loss of her dear friend Scott. Thank you, so much, for the man that Scott was, for his loving spirit and his generosity. Thank you for the friendship that he gave freely and without hesitation.
God, we don't know what happened to Scott and that is difficult but we hope that you were with him as he faced death. We hope that you gave comfort and peace.
Lord, be with Suzanne as she grieves, give her the right words to use with Scott's family.
Father, heal the raw shock and pain felt by those Scott left behind. Give them strength to face the long days of sorrow. Support them with your love and care. Put loving angels on their paths to comfort them.
Help us all to be worthy of remembering in the way that Suze remembers Scott, with respect, with love and with admiration.

In Jesus name
Amen

As Em goes to Afghanistan.......

Father God, Creator, Preserver and Governor of all things,

Em is so dear to her friends, her partner and her family, she can only be farewelled with trepidation. Nobody wants to see her in a war zone but we know that this is her choice, her vocation maybe. We know that she goes with a heart to do good and we thank you for that honourable intention, for the love that she will bring to the task. We thank you that Em and people like her are prepared to make this choice to risk all in the service of others.

God, we wish this war was not happening and we pray that your will soon be done in restoring peace to Afghanistan.

Take care of Em and of those she leaves at home. Give each of them your peace, let them feel your love and rest in your strength. Make this time of concern and sacrifice into a positive force and bring Em home safe and well.

We ask in Your name

Amen

Cancer is so limited......

It cannot cripple love,
It cannot shatter hope,
It cannot corrode faith,
It cannot eat away peace,
It cannot destroy confidence,
It cannot kill friendship,
It cannot shut out memories,
It cannot silence courage,
It cannot invade the soul,
It cannot reduce eternal life,
It cannot quench the Spirit.
It cannot lessen the power of the resurrection.

Our greatest enemy is not disease but Despair.

Love

Spirit of love,

Melt our hearts I pray,

We are all
fragmented
wounded
scarred

Each one
a little lost
a little found

Living
somewhere
between the darkness
and light

Help us
to see
that
if
God
is love

Then
there are no
closets in His house

Help us to celebrate
each other
not just
tolerate each other

To reach our
tired hands again
and again
across the void
to embrace
another human heart
as our own

Grant us the humility
to know
that we are
equal

That there is never
a reason
to feel
superior

Flood our eyes with light
so that we see

Black
White
Gay
Straight
Rich
Poor
Young
Old
African
Asian
American

The entire soft body of humanity
As
One
Variegated Angel

As gifts
of the rainbow God

Sent to us
not to judge
or condemn

But so that we might
learn that"our way" is
just
one way

and grow
our hearts
in ever widening circles of
humility

and
love


Amen.

Maithri Goonetilleke

Bless them now,

Bless them now,

Loving Saviour, bless them now.